Follow these steps if you want to take a DCV overseas for dry docking, sale or delivery.

AMSA approved training organisations delivering Continued competence (Certificate of Safety Training) (COST).

Our Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

On 30 August 1992 the fuel tank of Era was ruptured by the bow of the tug Turmoil during berthing operations at Port Bonython, South Australia, during high winds. Approximately 300 tonnes of bunker fuel was released into Spencer Gulf.

This figure describes Modern Slavery Risks

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Simplified safety management system' held on 9 April 2025.

AMSA occasionally seeks help and support from private companies to deliver its Search and Rescue (SAR) services.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Managing operational stability risks in commercial fishing' held on 19 February 2026.

Arrangements between government and industry under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies to respond to shipping casualties.

This page contains a list of past changes to exemptions.

Survey vessels in these classes are required to carry a Scale G first aid kit on board: 1D (with unberthed passengers), 1E (with unberthed passengers), 2D, 2E, 3D and 3E.

When a livestock ship, certified with an Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock (ACCL), carries cattle and/or buffalo, cargo hold decks should be washed and cleaned regularly.

During the COVID-19 pandemic many seafarers have played an essential role.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in the Northern Territory.

If you submit an incomplete application, we will not progress your application for a domestic commercial vessel permission or approval.